What to Wear

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  You probably don't think of the farm, forest or fishing vessel as a runway for the latest fashions- and you shouldn't. However, the agricultural workplace does have a dress code. This dress code is not intended to maintain a certain class of clientele or promote a business professional appearance. It is not even designed to insure modesty necessarily. This dress code is intended to save your life. How many designer labels can say that? Agriculture, forestry/logging and commercial fishing (AFF) work involves multiple large machines with countless moving parts. Loose clothing, dandling jewelry, even long hair, can get pulled into fast moving equipment (PTOs, winches) and cause serious injury. AFF work also includes exposure to outdoor elements, like extreme temperatures, sun and snow. The wrong clothes can make you too hot, too cold, wet or worse! So leave your vanity at home and dress for success. Just remember to wear CLOTHES during AFF work. What to Wear: Closed toe shoes/boots with slip resistant tread (preferably without laces); Long pants; Only snug-fitting clothing; Tie back long hair; Hat; Eliminate drawstrings, dangling jewelry or loose cuffs; Sunscreen (Yes, it's part of the dress code.) Some jobs require specific personal protective equipment (PPE) like floatation devices, hard hats, respirators, gloves or steel-toed boots. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Forestry Health Promotion Hunting Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Fishing Industry Forestry Workers Health Promotion Injury Prevention Machine Safety Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protective Clothing Public Health Safety Education

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• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053475
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2013 Jul; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf5d2abbd6d7ee99246df27911400f6c399a0786eea828f0862e68dddb08ae675d5d41022c172f26779e2e35581bdc9bad5b34db9c0fbceefff56b73d1443ac2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216220/cdc_216220_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 193.92 KB ]